Ronald F. Lehman
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Ambassador Ronald F. Lehman, II (1946-) is currently Director of the Center for Global Security Research at the United States Department of Energy
's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
. He is also Chair of the Governing Board of International Science and Technology Center
, an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Moscow
and is a member of the Department of Defense
Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.
He was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy (now Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs
) from 1988 to 1989 and then Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
between 1989 and 1993. From 1985 to 1988, he served in the State Department as U.S. Chief Negotiator on Strategic Offensive Arms (START I
) in Geneva. He has also served as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, senior director on the National Security Council
, professional staff of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and in Vietnam with the United States Army
. Lehman testified regularly before the U.S. Congress and was on the advisory board of the United States Institute of Peace
. In 1995, he was appointed to the five-member President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy. He is the brother of former Navy Secretary John Lehman
.
Lehman was educated at Claremont McKenna College
(B.S., 1968) and then Claremont Graduate University
with PH.D. in 1975, the same year he went to Washington, D.C., as a fellow of the Hoover Institution
at Stanford University
to begin his long and substantive diplomatic career in international arms control, disarmament, and the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction
. He has served three U.S. Presidents (Reagan
, Bush
, and Clinton
), three Secretaries of State, three Secretaries of Defense, and three National Security Advisors in a variety of senior executive and advisory positions to promote peace through international disarmament and nonproliferation policymaking.
He was the 1988 CGU Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient.
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , just outside Livermore, California, is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center founded by the University of California in 1952...
. He is also Chair of the Governing Board of International Science and Technology Center
International Science and Technology Center
The International Science and Technology Center is an international organization established by an in November 1992 as a program to prevent nuclear proliferation and the proliferation of other weapons of mass destruction by giving Russian and Newly Independent States scientists and engineers...
, an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and is a member of the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.
He was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy (now Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, or ASD, is a position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense that develops policy for the Secretary on countering weapons of mass destruction, nuclear forces and missile defense, cyber security and space issues...
) from 1988 to 1989 and then Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
The U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act , September 26, 1961, a bill drafted by presidential adviser John J. McCloy. Its predecessor was the U.S. Disarmament Administration, part...
between 1989 and 1993. From 1985 to 1988, he served in the State Department as U.S. Chief Negotiator on Strategic Offensive Arms (START I
START I
START was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into force on 5 December 1994...
) in Geneva. He has also served as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, senior director on the National Security Council
National Security Council
A National Security Council is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security...
, professional staff of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and in Vietnam with the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
. Lehman testified regularly before the U.S. Congress and was on the advisory board of the United States Institute of Peace
United States Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace was created by Congress as a non-partisan, federal institution that works to prevent or end violent conflict around the world...
. In 1995, he was appointed to the five-member President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy. He is the brother of former Navy Secretary John Lehman
John Lehman
John F. Lehman, Jr. is an American investment banker and writer who served as Secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration and in 2003–04 was a member of the 9/11 Commission....
.
Lehman was educated at Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
(B.S., 1968) and then Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
with PH.D. in 1975, the same year he went to Washington, D.C., as a fellow of the Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
to begin his long and substantive diplomatic career in international arms control, disarmament, and the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures , natural structures , or the biosphere in general...
. He has served three U.S. Presidents (Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
, Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
, and Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
), three Secretaries of State, three Secretaries of Defense, and three National Security Advisors in a variety of senior executive and advisory positions to promote peace through international disarmament and nonproliferation policymaking.
He was the 1988 CGU Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient.
See Also
- White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
- National Security CouncilNational Security CouncilA National Security Council is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security...
- Arms Control and Disarmament AgencyArms Control and Disarmament AgencyThe U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act , September 26, 1961, a bill drafted by presidential adviser John J. McCloy. Its predecessor was the U.S. Disarmament Administration, part...
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic AffairsAssistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic AffairsThe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, or ASD, is a position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense that develops policy for the Secretary on countering weapons of mass destruction, nuclear forces and missile defense, cyber security and space issues...
- Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryThe Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , just outside Livermore, California, is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center founded by the University of California in 1952...
- International Science and Technology CenterInternational Science and Technology CenterThe International Science and Technology Center is an international organization established by an in November 1992 as a program to prevent nuclear proliferation and the proliferation of other weapons of mass destruction by giving Russian and Newly Independent States scientists and engineers...
External links
- Ambassador Ronald F. Lehman, Atoms For Peace Conference
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/congress/2005_h/051102-lehman.pdf, Testimony by The Honorable Ronald F. Lehman II
- Center for Global Security Research
- International Science and Technology Center